Great Britain failed to stop Mussolini from invading Abyssinia (Ethiopia).That was in 1935.
Chamberlain failed to stop Hitler from invading Austria. That was in 1938.
Chamberlain failed to stop Hitler from invading Czechoslovakia. That was in 1938.
Eden, Chamberlain’s foreign minister and some of his staff, resigned from the cabinet. They felt that Chamberlain was too much of a pacifist. “He wanted peace more than anything else.“
What is even more puzzling, Germany was financially broke while arming itself, and had no credit. England was the only country who extended credit to Hitler.
Hitler discounted France. France was too busy building their socialist society.
Remember, 1938 was a year when most European countries were becoming quite prosperous, mostly due to the industrial revolution. No more rich monarchs sucking the peasants’ blood.
Communism was on the rising and the proletarians were ready to take over the wealth from the rich and distribute it to themselves. Stalin was their God. Germans elected Hitler as their God, and Hitler was ready to deliver, and he almost did.
Check my pages. The information collected is a synopsis of political “atmosphere” in Europe as of October 1938. It is based on Inside Europe book, 1938 edition (out of print), by John Gunther.
From 1924 to 1936, John Gunther was assigned to the London bureau of the Chicago Daily News.
Well known author of several “Inside” books. Inside Europe is the source for this information.
